Alf Buchanan #CHEETHAM , naval officer (Endurance's 3rd officer), was born on 6 May, 1866, in Liverpool.

Dr Leonard Duncan Albert #HUSSEY , OBE, scientist & medical doctor (Endurance's meteorologist), was born on 6 May, 1891, in London.

Edward VII died in Buckingham Palace on 6 May, 1910.

Photo: Deutsche Fotothek
Edward VII on Polar Medal: Royal Collection Trust

Alexander von #Humboldt died in #Berlin on 6 May, 1859.

Portrait: Wellcome Collection
The New York Herald, 19 May, 1859: Chronicling America Historic Newspapers

Charles Fitzroy, 2nd duke of #Grafton , died at #Euston on 6 May, 1757.

Yes, he of Grafton Street, #Dublin

Grafton had served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for 1720-1724.

See Dictionary of Irish Biography entry:
dib.ie/biography/fitz…

Portrait: Ashmolean Museum
#GarterItUp

John William Keatinge, Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, died on 6 May, 1817. He's buried & commemorated in his cathedral.

Dean of Tuam 1809-10
Dean of St. Patrick's 1810-17
Provost of Kilmacduagh 1810-3

Last chaplain to the Irish House of Commons

ALT

For arctic miscellany , I present the comprehensive list of JCR portraits. Beginning with paintings:

Fleet Surgeon Belgrave Ninnis, MD, was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals & Fleets in the Royal Navy with sen. of 5 May, 1883.

Ninnis was Staff-Surgeon as part of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-76

The Streatham News Borough of Wandsworth Chronicle, 6/7/1912

John Barrow (later Sir John #Barrow , first Baronet of Ulverstone) was appointed second secretary of the #Admiralty on 5 May, 1804, by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.

National Portrait Gallery

E. R. Waite, a leading authority on fish & reptiles, was born in Leeds on 5 May, 1866.

He was Director Canterbury Museum & then Director South Australian Museum.

Henry Tompkins died on 5 May, 1788, aged 15.

1st Marquess of Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, erected a memorial to him in St Patrick's Cathedral, #Dublin , ‘out of love and grief’.

My snap of Cathedral monument

Douglas Mawson was born in Yorkshire on 5 May, 1882.

Although #Mawson is primarily known for his Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14, he was part of #Shackleton ’s Nimrod expedition & he also led the BANZARE 1929–31.

Images: State Library of NSW & Sarah Barnard 🇦🇶's great sketch

Élie Bouhéreau, first librarian of Marsh's Library, was born at La Rochelle on 5 May, 1643.

See Dictionary of Irish Biography entry:
dib.ie/biography/bouh…

Reader cages image: Marsh's
IMC volume of diary and accounts, Marie Léoutre et al. (eds.)

#Huguenot

Wolf and Fox Hunt
Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1616
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

See it in its frame here:
metmuseum.org/art/collection…

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Hear ye! 'Tis time for #StuartSaturday ! OTD 4 May, 1626, Dutchman Peter Minuit arrived on the island of Manhattan, which was already inhabited by the Algonquin people. In 1665, the British took over and it became New York.
Our theme is #17thCentury New York.
Image: '1626 letter…

Just remembered that I dreamed last night that I was at Discovery Point!

I think I'll return to Dundee this summer. July worked well last year. (My snap from that visit)

Capt. Raymond Edward Priestley, Royal Engineers, gave a lecture in the Public Hall Worcester 4 May, 1916.

The lecture was entitled ‘The Pleasant Side of Four Years’ Exploration Around the South Pole’.

Priestley was geologist in Antarctica with Shackleton & Scott.

Christie's

Eustace #Budgell died after he jumped into the #Thames in London, pockets loaded with stones, on 4 May, 1737.

He lost £22,000 in the South Sea Bubble.

He was MP for #Mullingar in 1715–27.
I've used his work about the Boyles.

Portrait: National Portrait Gallery
Title page: Internet Archive

Joseph Mary Plunkett was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol on 4 May, 1916.

See my short profile of Joe here:
shs-bcsj.blogspot.com/p/commandant-g…

Bronze bust by Peter Grant: National Gallery of Ireland

Thomas Kinsella was born in Dublin, on 4 May, 1928.

He received honorary degrees from UCD (1984) and TCD (20018)

With Chancellor Mary Robinson: Trinity College Dublin
Book cover: Internet Archive

UCD Special Collections holds The Thomas Kinsella Collection, his own collection of his published works.